Environmental Statistics Act
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Environmental Statistics Act |
| Abbreviation: | UStatG |
| Type: | Federal law |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Legal matter: | Administrative law , environmental law |
| References : | 29-34 |
| Original version from: | August 15, 1974 ( Federal Law Gazette I, p. 1938 ) |
| Entry into force on: | 18th August 1974 |
| Last revision from: | August 16, 2005 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 2446 ) |
| Entry into force of the new version on: |
August 20, 2005 |
| Last change by: |
Art. 2 G of 5 July 2017 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 2234, 2260 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
January 1, 2019 (Art. 3 G of July 5, 2017) |
| GESTA : | N022 |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The Environmental Statistics Act (UStatG) of August 16, 2005 forms the legal basis in the Federal Republic of Germany for the collection of federal statistics for the purpose of environmental policy .
The following statistical queries can be collected within the framework of the Environmental Statistics Act:
- Data on waste management (§§ 3 - 6),
- Data on water supply and wastewater disposal (§§ 7 - 9),
- Data on certain climate-affecting substances (Section 10),
- Data on environmental economics (§§ 11 and 12).
The text of the law can be viewed at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety ; the results are available from the Federal Statistical Office .
